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Optometrists and eye clinics in Houston County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #613 of 1,302 scored counties
#22 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 24
- 10 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 optometrists and eye clinics in Houston County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Houston County comes to about $72.2M a year: $1,130 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,912 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Houston County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #613 of 1,302 scored counties and #22 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,912 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,130 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Houston County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, GA | 86 | 11 | 2.0 | $6.4M | +7.9% | #12 of 1,302 |
| 2Paulding County, GA | 85 | 13 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +12.7% | #15 of 1,302 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 83 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +16.0% | #26 of 1,302 |
| 4Barrow County, GA | 77 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +18.7% | #104 of 1,302 |
| 5Newton County, GA | 74 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +11.2% | #141 of 1,302 |
| 6Jackson County, GA | 71 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +29.3% | #176 of 1,302 |
| 7Carroll County, GA | 70 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +9.8% | #206 of 1,302 |
| 8Gordon County, GA | 69 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +6.9% | #213 of 1,302 |
| 9Bartow County, GA | 68 | 10 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +10.5% | #227 of 1,302 |
| 10Henry County, GA | 66 | 28 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #279 of 1,302 |
| 22Houston County, GA | 53 | 24 | 3.8 | $3M | +8.5% | #613 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Houston County, GA?
There are 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $72.2M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Houston County has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Houston County would have about 23, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,912 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Houston County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #613 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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